The Ferris Wheel, [Volume 5, Number 8], Saturday, October 23, 1897

One of 301 issues in The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.) 1892-????
1897-10-16 1897-11-06
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Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.

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8 pages on 4 sheets : b&w, illus ; sheet 49 x 32 cm.

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Ezzell, Frank October 23, 1897.

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  • Main Title: The Ferris Wheel, [Volume 5, Number 8], Saturday, October 23, 1897
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Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.

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8 pages on 4 sheets : b&w, illus ; sheet 49 x 32 cm.

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"Frank Ezzell, Publisher"--[p.6] "Published every Saturday and entered at the post office at Ferris, Texas, as second class mail matter."--[p.4] "Successor to The Ferris Sentinel"--[p.4] "$1.00 A Year"--[p.4]

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The Ferris Wheel documents the history of Ferris from 1896 to 1897. The weekly newspaper contains news, stories, illustrations, poetry, jokes, and advertisements. Funding provided by the Northeast Texas Library System.

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Ezzell, Frank. The Ferris Wheel, [Volume 5, Number 8], Saturday, October 23, 1897, newspaper, October 23, 1897; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46743/: accessed December 6, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ferris Public Library.

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